from the sublime to the ridiculous

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It went from North Pole to sweater weather to almost too hot to stand up here, and, of course, the day I'm supposed to be driving for six hours is a whopper, even here. Usually if I leave here in the cool of the afternoon, by the the time I get down to where the afternoons are scorching hot, it's evening. Getting a very, very late start on it.

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It's being put about that:

1. 56% of Americans agree with the claim that there is a humanitarian crisis in Gaza;

2. 43% of Americans agree with the claim that people in Gaza are starving;

3. 34% of Americans support the Israeli operation against the Flotilla;

4. 20% of Americans “felt support” for Israel following announcement of easing of Gaza closure.

as though this were some sort of tragedy for Israel and also as though this were some sort of victory for Palestine.

It's horrifying.

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